Press release -

Sail Racing International AB in partnership with Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club

The Swedish company Sail Racing International AB has been appointed as the official clothing partner to Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, the oldest and largest yacht club in Asia. Sail Racing have already opened a pop-up store at the club where the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club official merchandise will be available. Joakim Berne, CEO of Sail Racing, and Robert Stoneley, Commodore of RHKYC, signed the agreement in February 2018.

The partnership with Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club is initially based on a 3-year contract.

"Sail Racing is very proud to be the official clothing partner to the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, one of the most esteemed Yacht Clubs in the world and the host of the best sailing events in Asia. We are happy to be a part of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club team and we look forward to a long and fruitful cooperation. This spring, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club members will have the opportunity to see and purchase the new Sail Racing collection and the official Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club merchandise in the Ship Shape store and online at sailracing.com.” said Joakim Berne, CEO Sail Racing International AB.

Robert Stoneley, Commodore for Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club commented: “We are extremely pleased to be partnering with Sail Racing. This exciting new relationship will see all RHKYC-branded clothing exclusively produced by Sail Racing with our staff presenting a unified image with on and off water apparel as well as a dynamic and cutting edge retail range to be sold in our Ship Shop. Sail Racing’s brand, while young, has been rising rapidly in the world of sailing and we look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with our new partners”. 

For more information about this please contact Olivia Norman at olivia.norman@sailracing.com.

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  • Lifestyle, Fashion, Leisure

On July 7, 1977, the Sail Racing brand was officially registered and was re-launched 1999 with the founders’ original passion for sailing still firmly anchored in place.

Today, Sail Racing International AB is a highly specialized company based in Sweden. The company is focused on designing and constructing the most innovative and technical gear for high speed sailing. The Sail Racing development team consists of apparel designers, industrial designers and a 3D animator. This talented, tight-knit group is committed to discovering new materials, achieving the best fit, and creating the most appealing designs from input provided by the professional sailing athletes who form the Sail Racing Test Team.

Sail Racing also designs, markets and sells a sportswear collection. The look of this collection is always created with speed sailing in mind.

Sail Racing was the official partner to the 35th America’s Cup and ORACLE TEAM USA, the defenders of the trophy.

Further official partnerships are World Match Racing Tour, Real Club Nautico de Palma, Copa del Rey and Sail Racing PalmaVela.

All Sail Racing products are available globally online at www.sailracing.com.

Contacts

Olivia Norman

Press contact Head of Athletes and Marketing